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i, 1941, br 
mrU Sterif Comminloa 


^^CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
(PART I — Executivt Order 9835) 


TO: The Federal Bureau of InyestiMtion, through' the U. S. Civi^' 
The following information is furnished foj<'famtification purposes on the person ni 
infnrma.tion contained in vour files. tlPtSe fingerprints of this: person are attache! 


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to Irving 1928 


9.2228 1 


a report on any loyalty 


information contained in your files. 


1. FULL NAME (loltliU and 
•brldgmeoti full oaat 
are aot accaptabla)'. 


2. ALIASES AND NICKNAMES 

Name changed from 




ATE OF THIS REQUEST. 

26 Jan 1948 




4. SPECIAL. NUMBERS KNOWN TO REQUESTING AGENCY (FBI number or FBI file Dumber, passport number* Aimr or Nary serial number* leamaa'i certificate of 
IdefiU/lcatioii. alleo re^tration number. Social Seeurl^ number eta. Specify wblcb) 


130-12-2684 


5. PLACE OF BIRTH 

New York, N'.Y, 




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9. MARITAL STATUS 
□ SINGLE 

C3 MARRIED 


11. OJLTE OF APPOINTMENT | 12. TYPE OF* APPOINTMENT: 


6. DATE OR BIRTH 

7. TITLE OF POSITION 

14 May 1913 

Admin Off (Budget & Fiscal) 

10. IF HARRIED, GIVE SPOUSE'S FULL NAME, AND DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH 

Rose Lillian Feldman Adler 

Oot 28, pil 

Boston, xmz. Mass. 


19 Deo 1947 


TEMPORARY 


COMPETITIVE (Cite CMl Serrlcv^f oLber legal authority) 


13. ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH AFFILIATED OTHER THAN RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE WHICH SHOW RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL 
AFFILIATIONS 


Zionist Org. of America 
City Colie geAlumni Ass. 


N.Y.U. Alumni Ass. 

Officer Reserve Corps, MAC, (1st Lt.) 


14. OATES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS 


4i 

. - Date 3l5 N. Geor 


Mason Dr. Arlington 


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Oct. 1941 - Jan. 42 ■ 


'June 1940 - Oct. 41 : 


. Oct 41 - 16 .Oct 41 


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Fall. 1933 - Winter ,39 


Km 


511 Taylor St. MW 


1575 Teller Ave. 


1646 Gkand Conopurse 


2020 Grand Ave 


214 Echo Place < 


Washington 


Bronx 


Bronx 


Bronx 


Bronx 



IS. DATES, NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF EMPLOYERS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS 
Date ' Employer 


Address 


Deo. 19. *47 to Date 


10-1-47 - 12rl8-47 


4-16-47 - 10-1-47 


-12-46 - 4-15-47 




Hq- TJ S Air Force. DC/S- Materiel. Pentagon* 


Reoords Divn. BuPers, Navy.J)ep'ty>(^aahmgton, DC 


Office of Housi 


Civ. Pro 





10-16-41 - 6-20-45 


■ " ■" War Produo tdph Board, Washington, 


41 - 10-41 Lerner Stcy^. 4th Ave & 26th St, New Yprk 


IS. THIS AGENCY HAS LOYALTY INFORMATION REPORT(S) FURNISHED BY THE AGENCIES INDICATED B 







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. O.IT OF INFORMATION DEVELOPS 


(Name of RcRortljis Aeency) 


INSTRUCTIONS ON PHEPARATION OF STANDARD FORM 85 

1. This form (Standard Fcrm 85) Is promulgated by the United States Civil Service Commission at the request of the Federal 
Bjreaicf lovastigstlon for the p,unqse cf rar-ying out the •Cfoonsibiltfios with resocct to opi licants for Faderal ei-nploy- 
ment and persora appointed to Federal positions after Septerrber 30, 1947 as provided in Part I of Executive Order 9835. 

2. A separate form '(Standard Form 84)' will be used for excepted ehiployaes when investigation is conducted by tho agency. 

3. The FInserprint Chart (Standard Form 87) of me applicant or appointee must be submitted with the original ftnd Kvo 

copies of this form. The third carbon copy of the form should bo retained by the agency. 

4. If additlo^I space is needed in filling in Items 14 and 15, use a separate sheet of paper, number the Item to oorrespord 

with the item number of this form, and attach. 

5. If tha requesting agency. has previously received loyalty information from any Government agency fr'-luding th? Federal 
Bureau of Investigation) concerning the employee named In this form, the name of the agency which furnished the infor- 
mation and the date of the report should be shown in Item 16. 

6. Item 17 is reserved for use in reporting on this request when no darogatory information is developed. 

7. Whenever information is developednjfhe Tegort will be covered in Item 19 above. 

8. For further details regarding the usa'ef /^s52/'rgsce ^e^edcral Personnel Manual. 


• reswenNMENT piiiHriNu orncE: . raojds 

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Question No. 15 (Pont) 
date 

3 (T) 40-4 (?) 41 
11-38 - 0-30-41 

Summer B of 

•34 - *38 


Employer 

Blattner & Ro8en« OPA 
Gsul* Post Office 

Totem Lodge* Ino. 



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' Addreaa 

171 W*D7thSt, Eew York, HY 
Hew York, ITT 

1472 Broadway, Hew York, NY 
(A'wil Park, How York) 



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• REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION BY FBI 


IM REPK Pii'EAi:E*'R???^. 
TO CASE StRIACTTOfteER 


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4.49.22281 


Director 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 
Washington 25, D. C. ■ 


Dear Sir: 


Name : ADLER, Irving 

Address :315 N. George Mg.Gca-5; 
Arlington, Va. 

Date and 

Place of 5/14/13 
Birth ;New fork 
Poa it ion: Admin. Officer 
Agency : AIR 


In the course. of investigation of the above case, there was developed 
a question of loyalty to the United States. The information questioning 
loyalty was received from the following source: 


la FBI Piles. 


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CSC Bar and Flag Piles. (Transcript of record attached. ) 

CSC Reference Piles. (Transcript of record attached.) 

House Committee on Un-American Activities Files. (Transcript of 
record attached. ) 


ONI Filesa (Transcript of record attached.) 

MID Files. (Transcript of record attached. ) 


Confidential Inquiry or Inquiries. (Attached). 

Report of Previous Invest itet ion. (Report may be reviewed at the 
Office of the Chief, Central Office Investigations Division, U. S, 
Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, I). C. ) 



This case is transmitted to you fcr full field investigation under the 
provisions of E. 0. 9835. Reports of investigation should bear case serial 
nvimber and be transmitted together with the inclosed application to the Chief 
Central Office Investigations Division, U. S. Civil Service Cemmission, * 

Washington 25, D. C. . 


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Batter Position 


Uarcb 1940 

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'if4W''"tbrik', ' fif. 


.inin .9 $ 


7®* uf Dusinesii I 
While] Mplbie 
T iras also ensaei^ la tS 

I -is onployfa 

i latter position - was ■ ■ 


filt'ttner & hosen 
171 Jf. i)7 at, 
york, N. Y, 


'ertlfled Public 


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h^ark (b) iba opnrcpnota bo> lu indlonta •at>«l,-u-icii y coinpitfijrtn ol. 

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^ptiiij racttivrd at end dl (hi» traiiiinu'. . ^ ^ i,|. ^ 

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TIGA?ICHS 


A. 


Q.. 

A. 


A. 


A. 


Q. 

A. 


Do you s^vear to telA , th^ tjfjix'pby 
help you God? 

I do. 


ffiisisw^as 

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V;hat is your name? 
Irving Adler. 


?/here do you live? j 
315 George Mason Dijive, Ax^inSton, 


V.Tiere are you omplotyad? 
tVer Production Doarjd. 

y.r. Adler, in what loitias 


i:,ave you litred, during the laet- teA. ^©ara? . 


New York City. Goi^ng badd.mrd at 1645 Grand Concourse,;: 1376. Teller A'CSAue, 


2020 Grand Avenue, ;214 Echj 
Clay Avenue. Priorj to the.| 
Webster at 171st Street an 
at the Jevd.3h Uater|nlty Ho 


0 Place, i455 Walton Av^nua-^ iL375 Tbller Avenue, l394';i . ■ 
t I don't remeAber exactly, b,tt I think it vms: . . ' 
d then somevdxere on St.; Padl Place.; Before that T wa;s . ' 
spital, where I vrtia.born,. 


G. 

A. 


I 

Have you ever lived] at 208 
No. 


Q. Do you have any relatives 
A. No. 


Lid you ever 'ise tijis as aj 
A • No. 


A. 


Can you associate this add] 
ii 0 . 


: .th^, -j-tlxe! ;t*aeWiii xsa- 

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1 Ivlorris Avenue, the Bronx? 


living at this address? 


mailing address? 


ress vdth any persons you know? 


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! Q'» ! Is that in a neigl|bprhooc| where you preyiously lived? 

i A'. : Yes. •• 


QL . Do you know anyone 


: A. No. 

i 1 1 I 


I -qI, ! Have you over registered 


^ A.' iNo. 


i 1 1 


oj. : 




. 1 


Q| 'Have you ever cont 
A; I Yes, I ^wa,s subac 
1 1 ' l also subscribe t 


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I r\' i 


q 1 iAre you . a member of the V/prkmen? s. Circle? • ! 
j Aj. ■ I was never a memb 


®r but 


■ J ; ^ 1 

j Q'i IWiat is your opini 
, A. ;It's a frate^mal o 
j !j dencies. It's aff 


'■ I 


I 


an of t 
I pganiza 
Lliated 
Sboiali 

|m,ember of the TIor'kpen ' s C 
:no more than, a wee 
iv^hioh is the'junio 


I: I the organs of the 


■examination, iwas i 


■ I 


I- I 

I . 

Q 


A> ;No , 


I : 


I 


qL jVi/hat are their activities 


educational system^, or r 
schools . 


war? 

Aii No. Can I go back 
I' ■ of people v/ho, are 
j| and tliey got ''out a 


I know about.: 


1 1 i 


c 


c— 




ributedl 
riber t 
o the " 


any money, to: .any publication^? ' j j j 

f thej. "New' Hasses V: and ltd ''’Pr|iday''^^ a fev^ nionths, 
ajtiirday Evening Host?' 'and "Col lierja". : ' 


liyi- father was, and I worked up! therej for tliree summers 

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:N. 

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;i ! 


li-i 


in thcjt ;area by the' ni^e. of' trying lAdler !other than 'yourself? 




hi. 


I. I 


|a!s. a voter imder.. the Cbmmihiisjt x?ar • 




i: ; i 




? 




■ I 


■ lat organization?-. ■! ‘ ; i ' ^ 

■ bibn.for^ Jewish workmeri and hks slight/ Socialistic; ten- 
:\vith;the Jewish newspaper, the Fbr«^ v/hicli is one of 
3t.' Party. May- I 'retract that j statement about being- a 
L-rcle? I don't jre'call the date biitj I remember: that for 

lb or tv/>i j, my father' s' branch, was forming a'Young Circle Leagte 
r organ: Jzation for the 'V/orknen's Circle.^ j i received the medical 
iBuetad but I can't' remember if I oe^d any; dues. ' 


Do you consider "bhe V/orkminfs Circle a , questionable' grouo Troin the standpoint 6£ 
iloyalty? ' . - i , 


I qL| Has it ever bpon qiiestionbd j publicly that you know about? 
A, No. 

I h : 


!: i 


other than fraternal? 


A^: Ii'm not quite certain whal; you mean, but they do: condu(^t a series of Je-wish: 


^therischools.' iij'-- mother is ti trustee in one of the 

■ * i ! • • I 1 » I 


Q# Anj' propaganda como from "there? Are "there any promotionp^l activjtics from the 
! :! standpoint of disti-ibuting ^literature : regarding the pak Eus.ko is oleyin^' in bhis 

; 7"*? ^ I ‘ . » i. 


and exf lain sonct-hing . ! The Vfc>rkmen'is Girdle is mostly made 'up 
l^fiisrar ts and, usually .by: districts . | My people cor;:e from pinsk 
book entitled "A Thousand Years Eaaie". j That's the extent that 

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I Did you live with your I’limily ! until you camo liere? 


io:i 


A. I I moved in I'ay or|june 1S40. l.!y wife and I took an apartment. ' 


tit. I V/hon did you subsiribe to the '"Kew Hasses"' and "Friday"? 
a!. ' During the Spanist War W4Q. ] 


i Ql. I V/as there any reaion for taking these 'magazines? ] ! , 

A. ; There vfas a peculiar set\.p iat Totem Lodge where I worked, jl^hat was durin- the,, 

' ,! i summers. Half th^ boysivere for one side during the Spanish Civil War and half 


i , wore for the: othorf. I ?fds jon 'the Loyalist; side . There v/ns la lot of talk and 


I 'i : 


started to subscribe to | 'tjho, magazines . 


i' ij;. i Did you enter any activities for the Loyalist cause? i ^ Ju!^ 

A. I made some oontributions^: not more than' a dollar or s,o at i-e, timei 

III! ' ; ■ ■■ I I ‘ ” 

I , ' : ^ : 

I'll ' ‘ ' • 1 1 ■ ' ’ i ' ' 

Q, iDid you participate in the. collection- of ’ funds for the' group? 

! A • ; No • ■ ' ‘ : i ,1 . ■ ; I I 


Q!. Wore you cognizant of the tasic cause behind the; Loyalist ispue? 
! A'* |I*in not so sure I mow what, you mean by'-that* . ■ j i ! 


Q|. ;V/ouldn*t you say tk^t froii' political ; standpoint, it ^as reilly Fascism against 
■' ICoinmimlsm? ‘ i ' 


■\ Ai^ :i 

' I' I 
! ! 


thought it'v/as the demojsrAtic faction- fighting; to se^ up a|republio. 


' Ql. Did you got that idea from the , "New Masses" or "Friday? 

! A.i ;I don't; believe "Fi-iday" inks out at that/time but the ?: 
j • I la Communist magazine. ■ I, ■ ■ : , ! 


Do you think the-y -;ried toilcompere C 
li ,l' think they tried, ' j 


onimunlsm with Domoirccy? 


Qi Do you continue to believe .that that 
!A1| T' was a. little mixdd up a1 : tha'b time 
I or Communistic. ■ . I- ! 


:Q,' How oldivfore you at I the time? 
IAJi 24 - that is 23 and 24. . T I -- 


IJev/. t'asses" v/as definitely 


v/as a domooratio fight| against Nazilsm? 

• I didn't know vti^ethor 'it. v.es democratic 


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' '4'. ! Do you belong to a 

ny orga 

ni'zations 

1 A|. ' No. I v.'as a menbe 

r of th 

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1. 

■; 1 ! 

1 ' . . 

i Q, :iVere you secreti'-ii; 
1 A. . I vias not. 

to the 

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A. 


Q', Have you ever been 
k. No. 


fc group? . 


N.ew Yoric TeacheiTS Anti-V/ar Cpmittee? 


' !■ 


Are you familiar -vjith tha 
. Ho . 


.Does this name m.eap anythjLhg to you; Paul Nurkiewicz? 
Ho . 


i 


involv(!d ;• in any city i in ‘a bank conoemirtg ! the kiting I of checks? 


I Qy 
, ■A.'*, 


;Do you have any relatives 


living in Russia; today? 

I.;y mother's two si;iters and i their husband's- and children. Idy jgrandiiiother 'corresponds 
vrith tliem, and sometimes my another inserts a letter v/ith my, grandmother^ s. 1 1 don't 

rd from, ■them in quite a.whilei; I dcin't receive any propaganda ■ 

■ i- i ■■ ■ ■ : ■ ! ' i I ' 


'think they have hes 
from any foreign source 


' Have you ever been 
! Ah No. 


I ' 


Qii h'nat v.-e . v/enf you td 


Qpproa 


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II 

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!■ ■ ! 
N' I 


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hed for any iiifomation abqul; yourviwbrk? 


do if. 


to the above relatives, is] 
A. i certainly will dc that, 
about her two daugi tors. 

'' hot heard from their in ove| 


D.. ' I or.: not in a posit! 


>11 ' 


you are ever ep'proaclied- for ijnformeition with threat Of. hanii 
i.t'o ijnmediately^ notify 'your sjuper'^ilsor end; thi's^ off icie. 
.Frankly my grandmother is cliose toj 70; and' is; .pretty |Wdrried 
B7e' had been in the habit of sjendingj clothing,, but v/e ihave'-: - 
>r a year. , • ;;t'. 


■I 


more pertinent factors of 
■ to edd for the record? 

'A.-' None, at all except that I 


of the questions v/ere entirely remote from^ my living; in Hew iY^rk. 


'^*i 

A.: 


me on 


Rubisc rih o^c^ j md sworn to 
tiii? 1 1*' day of 



bef ore 


hlon to say what vd.ll or ,v/lll not ;happen. j jjnder present oirc^r' 
stances, I don't, think anything; is, out of ;the realm ;of possibility. 'V,fe| merely put 
you on notice in the event khy such situation should arise, i ilfith reference to jthe 

3ur discussion, ‘;is there anyt king jf.prther you would care 

1-': N- ! ' ■';■|■■■ '■'■■-p" 

n^if l ed > my draift board my wife .isp' tworking',: Several 


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The conversation he -e botwoen u.s v/ill be; trELnscribed. and, vihep that is done, i I vrauld 

like to have you re id it, 'make any corrections, you v/ill | and Isign it. ; 

I'll be glad to. 


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STATi2'-ENT ItADE BY IRVING ABLER IN THE INVES- 
TIGATIONS OFFICE ON JUNE 23, 1942. 

Present I 


Do '-ou swear to toll the truth, the wiiole truth, and nothing but the truth, so 
help you God? 

A. I do. 


Q. V/hat is your neme? 

A. Irving Adler. ^ - 

Q. V,J\ere do you live? 

A. 315 George Mason Drive, Arlington, Virginia. 

5, i^liere are you enployed? 

A. '.Vsr Production Board. 

5. Mr. Adler, in what cities hove you lived during the last ten years? 

A. New York City. Going backward at 1645 Grand Concourse, 1375 Toller Avenue, 

2020 Grand Avenue, 214 Echo Place, 1455 Walton Avenue, 1375 Teller Avenue, 1394 
Clav Avenue, prior to that I don't remeuber exactly, but I think it was 
V/eb'ster at 171st Street and then somewhere on St. Paul Place. Before that I was 
at the Jewish Maternity Hospital, where I vms bom. 


. Have you ever lived at 2081 Morris Avenue, the Bronx? 

. Mo. 


. Do you he.ve any relatives living at this address? 

. Mo . 


Did you ever ise this as a ir.ailing address? 

A. ::o. 

J. Cen you associate this address with any persons you know? 
A • 1 0 • 


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Is that in a neighborhood where you previously lived? 
A. Yes, • 


% 


A.* No/°'" Adler other th^' yourself? 


•Q. Have you ever registered as a voter under the Communist Party? 
A* No* *' 


Have you ever contributed any money to any pubJ.ication? ' 

Yes. I was a subscriber to the «New Hasses" and to "Friday" for a fev/ months 
I also subscribe to the "Saturday Evening Post" and "Colliers". 


Q. Are you a member of the 7/orkmen's Circle? 

A. I nevor . nanber but »y father ,vaa and I worked up there for tlu-ee auBrera. 
Q. Ifiiat is your opinion of that organization? 

A. It's a fraternal organization for Jewish workmen and has slie-ht- +- 4 . 

dencies. It's affiliated Avith the Jewish newsoaoer the ForS^ ‘socialistic ten- 
the organs of the Socialist Party, 1 reSaS ^Lr^tr^r '* • 

member of the WorWs Oirele? I don^t r^oan th^ Stf J “ 

no more- than a week or t™, my faOier“s b^anei I that for 

which is the junior organization for the Wortaen-s oirele %’^°'"S.‘^‘tole League 
etamination. was inducted but I oan't remj^£“f%°jaid i,y dj:""”'* 

?oyL°tyr"'“" • questionable group from the standpoint of 

A. No. 

Q. Has it ever -bpon questioned publicly that you know about? 

Q. What are their activities other than fraternal? 

A* In nois cjuito corta-ln ■vvha't ■''ou ^.ean but tnrtir j j_ 

educational systems, or rather schools. 

schools. ^ c- trustee m one of the 


Q. Any propaganda como from there? Are there nn, 

standpoint of distributing literature re-arc]inr^Jhrn''TJ the 

war? , re^arcing the part Russia is playing in this 

A, No, Can I go back and explain somothinr. The Wr, t 

of people vaio are immigrants and usually h'r district-” ° i-” mostly made up 

• and ti.ey got out a book entitled "A Thousa^id yl7Jt v' P®°Ple cor:e from Pinsk 
I laiow about. ^ mousand Year.s jhafs the extent that 

rinsA 


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A. 




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I moved in Lay or June 1940. i:y v/ife and I took an apartront. ’ 

Q. \^en did you subscribe to the »New Lasses" and ’•Pridav"? " 

A. During the Spanish War in 1( HQ > 

*^V 

. j;:rr Ha!rsXyf;Sr:”r:" ^ »=<= >«' tho 

™re for the other. I to, on the Loyalist ^dS" '"'^t “hd half 

Started to subscribe to the magazineL ^ ^ I 

a' activities for the Loyalist cause? 

A. I made some contributions, not more thaj a dollaTor so at ^rire. 

2- Bid you perttoipate in the oolleotion of funds for the croup, 

Q. Were you cognizant of the basic cause behind +-he. t ^ 

A. I’m not so sure I know what you mean by ^hat. 

Q. Wouldn't you say that from a political s-andenirt-t- -4. 

Communism? . . s-andpoint, it was really Fascism a^jainst 

A. rthouaht it TOO the demooratio feotion fishtinj to eet up a ropuhlio. 

1' fdJ[?r P* from the 'W taeaeo" or ■'Friday-, 

a Oomnunist nlsatS?'^" i:hsees- ,vus definitely 

1' ““tM^th^ SSd!’’^"* *° '•it*' Bonooraoy, 

Do you continue to believe that tv.o+ j 

A. I was a little mixed up at that time I as^inst Laziism? 

or Communistic. ' * ^ ^ ^ knov/ -whether it was democratic 


Q. How old wore you at the time? 
A. 24 - that is 23 and 24, 


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Q. Do you belong to any organizations other than religious, Fraternal or labor? 
A. Do. I v;as a nenber of the Junior Honorary Society at ITew Y e rl i UnWerai ty. 

C ^ 

Q. V/ere you secretrry to the Nevr York Teachers Anti-War Comnittoe? 

A. I ivaS not. 


Q. ’ Are you faniliar v.dth that group? 
A. Ho . 


Q. Does this name mean anything to you, Paul Nurkievd.cz? 
A. Ho. 


Q. Have you- ever been in-volved in any city in a banlc concerning the kiting of checks? 
A. • Ho. 


Q. Do you have any relatives living in Russia today? 

A. mother’s t>ro sisters and their husbands and children, lly grandiqother corresponds 
• with them, and sometimes my pother inserts a letter v/ith ray grandmother's. I don't 
t;:ink they have heard from then in quite a vdiile. I don’t receive any prooaganda 
from any foreign source. 


3. Have you ever been approached for any information abqut your work? 
A. Ho. 


Q, V/hat %ve v/ant you to do if you are ever approached for information ^vith threat of harm 
to the above relatives, is to immediately notify your supervisor and this office. 

A. I certainly ivill do that. Frankly ny grandmother is close to 70 and is pretty vrorried 
about her tvro daughters, Vfe had been in' the habit of sending clothing, but v/e have 
not heard from them in over a year. 


Q. I am not in a position to say v/hat vd.ll or vdll not happen. Under present circum- ' 
stances, I don’t think anything is out of the realm of possibility. Vfe merely put 
you on notice in the event any such situation should arise. With reference to the 
more pertinent factors of our discussion, is there anything further you would care 
to add for the record? 

A. Hone, at all except that I notifi -ed my draft board my vdfe isn’t ivorkinr. Several 
of the questions v/ore entirely remote from my living in New York. 

/ 

Qt The conversation hero botvreen us v/ill be transcribed and, v/hen that is done,' I v/ould 
like to ?iave you road it,‘m£dce any corrections you v/ill and sign it. 

A. I’ll be glad to. 

Subsoribod^^jmd svrorn to before me on 

this day of ;^une,^lj<i2. 





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